Thank you. Mom always had good taste, even in souvenirs.
Not organized in any useful way, & hallmarks, not makers' marks, but should have some utility: https://www.osprey.fr/en/hallmarks-page/
Things that startle me: That anyone would pay 50 GBP + fees for a mass produced, crazed glass cameo:...
Size?
A search for "Wicar pierres gravees antiques" is quite fruitful. I have 4 on my wall in a gold/black/pink color scheme that certainly smacks of...
Since I brought mine into the discussion: [ATTACH]
Top word looks like "Silver" to me. Wonder if it could be c in a circle for copyright?
I have a similar pair, completely unmarked, that my mother acquired when she was a teenager (1940 - 45) during a family vacation to, I think, the...
Yes, this would once have had a glass covered compartment on the flip side to hold a photo or memento. The swivel allowed it to be worn with...
Late 1800s, oldest. To my eye the piece looks molded, not a desirable thing when it comes to value.
I expect cameists working in the same city at the same time all knew each other.
Interesting thought. Michelini started out in Rome, where he had a shop, then moved to Paris 1929/30, where he again kept a shop in addition to...
I'm in the lava camp. Does not quite look like basalt. See https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?start=3
He is Zeus, wearing as headgear a modius, a corn measure, attribute of the Eastern god Serapis. The figure is usually called Zeus-Serapis or...
OK. Got it fixed: https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/mortals/asclepius-hygeia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4439707/
Her name is Hygeia, daughter of the famed physician & she is feeding the snake. Just discovered that my page on Asklepios & his daughter is...
Glass. Labradorite looks quite different. You can find it cut into a heart shape - I used to have one - which is probably why image search is...
Mad, bad, & dangerous to know. Maybe Shelley? https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp04088/percy-bysshe-shelley
This is the way I usually see Byron: [ATTACH] Your fellow is certainly Byronic, whether or not the poet himself.
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